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Address: Centauri
Address: Centauri

Chapter XIII

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"We've seen it," said Webber flatly.
"Now what?"
"We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.
"Docchi will think of something."
Her confidence wasn't warranted.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Address: Centauri

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"We've seen it," said Webber flatly.
Line 2
"Now what?"
Line 3
"We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.
Line 4
"Docchi will think of something."
Line 5
Her confidence wasn't warranted.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Confidence noun US /ˈconfidence/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Her confidence wasn't warranted.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “"Docchi will think of something."”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Docchi will think of something."”

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confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Her confidence wasn't warranted.

Docchi

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From this reading "Docchi will think of something."

flatly

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From this reading "We've seen it," said Webber flatly.

going

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From this reading "We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her confidence wasn't warranted.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "We've seen it," said Webber flatly.

Jeriann

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From this reading "We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.

Now

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From this reading "Now what?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Docchi will think of something."

said

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From this reading "We've seen it," said Webber flatly.

seen

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From this reading "We've seen it," said Webber flatly.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "Docchi will think of something."

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Docchi will think of something."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.

warranted

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From this reading Her confidence wasn't warranted.

wasn't

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From this reading Her confidence wasn't warranted.

We're

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From this reading "We're not going to let them take us," said Jeriann.

We've

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From this reading "We've seen it," said Webber flatly.

Webber

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From this reading "We've seen it," said Webber flatly.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Now what?"

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Docchi will think of something."